A Researcher Found a Significant Result Using a One-Way ANOVA

question 33

Multiple Choice

A researcher found a significant result using a one-way ANOVA to compare the mean of four age groups (3 years old, 5 years old, 8 years old, and 12 years old) on a test of language ability.What specific conclusions can the researcher draw from this result?

• A) The 12-year-olds scored higher on a test of language ability than the 3-, 5-, and 8-year-olds did.
• B) Language ability of 3-, 5-, 8-, and 12-year-olds was not the same.
• C) Language ability of 3-, 5-, 8-, and 12-year-olds did not differ.
• D) On a test of language ability, 3-year-olds scored lower than 5-, 8-, and 12-year-olds did.

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